The population of the Knoxville, TN MSA changed from 838,857 (2010) to 868,546 (2016). a change of 29,689 (0.04%).
The per capita personal income (PCPI) changed from $34,415 (2010) to $42,102 (2016), a change of $7,687 (0.22%).

Table CA4 presented below is focused on personal income by major source.
Personal income consists of the income that persons receive in return for their provision of labor, land, and capital used in current production as well as other income, such as personal current transfer receipts. In the state and local personal income accounts the personal income of an area represents the income received by or on behalf of the persons residing in that area. It is calculated as the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors' income with inventory valuation (IVA) and capital consumption adjustments (CCAdj), rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment (CCAdj), personal dividend income, personal interest income, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance plus the adjustment for residence.

The table presents data for 2010, 2016, change 2010 to 2016 and percent change 2010 to 2016.
The 2016 data are the most recent data based on Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates available annually
from 1969 through 2016, with some exceptions. These data update in November 2018.
ProximityOne develops annual estimates and projections to 2030.
Using the REIS software any selection of years is available for 2001 though 2030.

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Personal Income by Major Sources for Knoxville, TN MSA

Item Name

2010

2016

2010-16

%2010-16

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

12,459,613,000

15,912,777,000

3,453,164,000

27.7

Nonfarm personal income 1/

12,394,312,000

15,845,144,000

3,450,832,000

27.8

Farm income 2/

65,301,000

67,633,000

2,332,000

3.6

Population (persons) 3/

309,348,193

323,127,513

13,779,320

4.5

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

40,277

49,246

8,969

22.3

Earnings by place of work

8,975,826,000

11,304,772,000

2,328,946,000

25.9

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

982,431,000

1,243,372,000

260,941,000

26.6

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

513,895,000

660,739,000

146,844,000

28.6

Employer contributions for government social insurance

468,536,000

582,633,000

114,097,000

24.4

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

3,067,000

3,264,000

197,000

6.4

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

7,996,462,000

10,064,664,000

2,068,202,000

25.9

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

2,138,496,000

3,079,782,000

941,286,000

44.0

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

2,324,655,000

2,768,331,000

443,676,000

19.1

Wages & salaries

6,368,897,000

8,079,770,000

1,710,873,000

26.9

Supplements to wages & salaries

1,577,487,000

1,886,437,000

308,950,000

19.6

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

1,108,951,000

1,303,804,000

194,853,000

17.6

Employer contributions for government social insurance

468,536,000

582,633,000

114,097,000

24.4

Proprietors' income 9/

1,029,442,000

1,338,565,000

309,123,000

30.0

Farm proprietors' income

42,748,000

39,821,000

-2,927,000

-6.8

Nonfarm proprietors' income

986,694,000

1,298,744,000

312,050,000

31.6

Total employment

173,034,700

193,668,400

20,633,700

11.9

Wage & salary employment

135,526,000

149,987,000

14,461,000

10.7

Proprietors employment

37,508,700

43,681,400

6,172,700

16.5

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

215,052,605

280,120,037

65,067,432

30.3

Nonfarm personal income 1/

214,546,335

278,675,488

64,129,153

29.9

Farm income 2/

506,270

1,444,549

938,279

185.3

Population (persons) 3/

6,408,312

6,931,071

522,759

8.2

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

33,558

40,415

6,857

20.4

Earnings by place of work

145,698,241

189,044,317

43,346,076

29.8

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

17,258,018

22,028,368

4,770,350

27.6

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

9,145,084

11,981,533

2,836,449

31.0

Employer contributions for government social insurance

8,112,934

10,046,835

1,933,901

23.8

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

1,250,897

1,529,981

279,084

22.3

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

129,691,120

168,545,930

38,854,810

30.0

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

37,045,381

53,502,140

16,456,759

44.4

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

48,316,104

58,071,967

9,755,863

20.2

Wages & salaries

109,289,454

139,320,661

30,031,207

27.5

Supplements to wages & salaries

25,650,713

30,947,841

5,297,128

20.7

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

17,537,779

20,901,006

3,363,227

19.2

Employer contributions for government social insurance

8,112,934

10,046,835

1,933,901

23.8

Proprietors' income 9/

10,758,074

18,775,815

8,017,741

74.5

Farm proprietors' income

85,040

909,180

824,140

969.1

Nonfarm proprietors' income

10,673,034

17,866,635

7,193,601

67.4

Total employment

3,184,489

3,641,938

457,449

14.4

Wage & salary employment

2,476,001

2,818,420

342,419

13.8

Proprietors employment

708,488

823,518

115,030

16.2

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

137,837,071

185,111,698

47,274,627

34.3

Nonfarm personal income 1/

137,700,169

184,836,772

47,136,603

34.2

Farm income 2/

136,902

274,926

138,024

100.8

Population (persons) 3/

3,825,616

4,242,997

417,381

10.9

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

36,030

43,628

7,598

21.1

Earnings by place of work

101,507,003

137,442,101

35,935,098

35.4

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

11,993,101

15,864,373

3,871,272

32.3

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

6,279,585

8,537,605

2,258,020

36.0

Employer contributions for government social insurance

5,713,516

7,326,768

1,613,252

28.2

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-2,018,394

-2,600,333

-581,939

28.8

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

87,495,508

118,977,395

31,481,887

36.0

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

23,872,117

34,714,532

10,842,415

45.4

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

26,469,446

31,419,771

4,950,325

18.7

Wages & salaries

78,197,775

103,248,573

25,050,798

32.0

Supplements to wages & salaries

17,113,972

21,358,263

4,244,291

24.8

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

11,400,456

14,031,495

2,631,039

23.1

Employer contributions for government social insurance

5,713,516

7,326,768

1,613,252

28.2

Proprietors' income 9/

6,195,256

12,835,265

6,640,009

107.2

Farm proprietors' income

-21,062

80,063

101,125

-480.1

Nonfarm proprietors' income

6,216,318

12,755,202

6,538,884

105.2

Total employment

2,130,739

2,511,322

380,583

17.9

Wage & salary employment

1,676,293

1,968,682

292,389

17.4

Proprietors employment

454,446

542,640

88,194

19.4

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

1,617,134,250

2,212,691,221

595,556,971

36.8

Nonfarm personal income 1/

1,605,099,859

2,197,256,291

592,156,432

36.9

Farm income 2/

12,034,391

15,434,930

3,400,539

28.3

Population (persons) 3/

37,332,685

39,250,017

1,917,332

5.1

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

43,317

56,374

13,057

30.1

Earnings by place of work

1,182,344,787

1,584,871,378

402,526,591

34.0

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

121,805,697

163,470,239

41,664,542

34.2

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

66,275,569

89,379,456

23,103,887

34.9

Employer contributions for government social insurance

55,530,128

74,090,783

18,560,655

33.4

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-1,855,582

-2,760,376

-904,794

48.8

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

1,058,683,508

1,418,640,763

359,957,255

34.0

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

291,582,767

459,386,914

167,804,147

57.5

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

266,867,975

334,663,544

67,795,569

25.4

Wages & salaries

814,462,982

1,116,921,813

302,458,831

37.1

Supplements to wages & salaries

203,203,651

261,253,823

58,050,172

28.6

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

147,673,523

187,163,040

39,489,517

26.7

Employer contributions for government social insurance

55,530,128

74,090,783

18,560,655

33.4

Proprietors' income 9/

164,678,154

206,695,742

42,017,588

25.5

Farm proprietors' income

6,340,477

9,531,557

3,191,080

50.3

Nonfarm proprietors' income

158,337,677

197,164,185

38,826,508

24.5

Total employment

19,654,391

23,265,312

3,610,921

18.4

Wage & salary employment

14,958,113

17,614,572

2,656,459

17.8

Proprietors employment

4,696,278

5,650,740

954,462

20.3

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

109,330,559

170,672,534

61,341,975

56.1

Nonfarm personal income 1/

109,191,012

170,549,197

61,358,185

56.2

Farm income 2/

139,547

123,337

-16,210

-11.6

Population (persons) 3/

1,786,637

1,919,402

132,765

7.4

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

61,193

88,920

27,727

45.3

Earnings by place of work

102,442,225

161,071,627

58,629,402

57.2

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

10,408,567

15,974,257

5,565,690

53.5

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

5,819,490

9,220,015

3,400,525

58.4

Employer contributions for government social insurance

4,589,077

6,754,242

2,165,165

47.2

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-13,074,142

-22,611,800

-9,537,658

73.0

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

78,959,516

122,485,570

43,526,054

55.1

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

19,373,912

35,048,443

15,674,531

80.9

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

10,997,131

13,138,521

2,141,390

19.5

Wages & salaries

79,959,672

131,259,124

51,299,452

64.2

Supplements to wages & salaries

13,875,662

19,194,239

5,318,577

38.3

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

9,286,585

12,439,997

3,153,412

34.0

Employer contributions for government social insurance

4,589,077

6,754,242

2,165,165

47.2

Proprietors' income 9/

8,606,891

10,618,264

2,011,373

23.4

Farm proprietors' income

55,130

33,739

-21,391

-38.8

Nonfarm proprietors' income

8,551,761

10,584,525

2,032,764

23.8

Total employment

1,107,006

1,372,994

265,988

24.0

Wage & salary employment

884,339

1,114,982

230,643

26.1

Proprietors employment

222,667

258,012

35,345

15.9

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

112,083,904

137,305,437

25,221,533

22.5

Nonfarm personal income 1/

109,665,517

134,707,382

25,041,865

22.8

Farm income 2/

2,418,387

2,598,055

179,668

7.4

Population (persons) 3/

2,858,850

2,907,289

48,439

1.7

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

39,206

47,228

8,022

20.5

Earnings by place of work

81,234,974

98,537,303

17,302,329

21.3

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

9,228,378

10,930,544

1,702,166

18.4

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

4,808,515

5,849,411

1,040,896

21.6

Employer contributions for government social insurance

4,419,863

5,081,133

661,270

15.0

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

1,804,176

1,478,989

-325,187

-18.0

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

73,810,772

89,085,748

15,274,976

20.7

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

19,100,033

26,299,264

7,199,231

37.7

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

19,173,099

21,920,425

2,747,326

14.3

Wages & salaries

56,102,260

67,216,593

11,114,333

19.8

Supplements to wages & salaries

13,959,412

16,247,753

2,288,341

16.4

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

9,539,549

11,166,620

1,627,071

17.1

Employer contributions for government social insurance

4,419,863

5,081,133

661,270

15.0

Proprietors' income 9/

11,173,302

15,072,957

3,899,655

34.9

Farm proprietors' income

2,046,492

2,021,374

-25,118

-1.2

Nonfarm proprietors' income

9,126,810

13,051,583

3,924,773

43.0

Total employment

1,802,671

1,918,877

116,206

6.4

Wage & salary employment

1,408,765

1,482,415

73,650

5.2

Proprietors employment

393,906

436,462

42,556

10.8

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

446,073

479,207

33,134

7.4

Nonfarm personal income 1/

432,370

465,981

33,611

7.8

Farm income 2/

13,703

13,226

-477

-3.5

Population (persons) 3/

13,355

12,714

-641

-4.8

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

33,401

37,691

4,290

12.8

Earnings by place of work

292,616

304,894

12,278

4.2

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

33,341

34,604

1,263

3.8

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

18,315

19,602

1,287

7.0

Employer contributions for government social insurance

15,026

15,002

-24

-0.2

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-3,950

-3,941

9

-0.2

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

255,325

266,349

11,024

4.3

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

67,647

81,275

13,628

20.1

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

123,101

131,583

8,482

6.9

Wages & salaries

188,300

199,143

10,843

5.8

Supplements to wages & salaries

52,583

56,758

4,175

7.9

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

37,557

41,756

4,199

11.2

Employer contributions for government social insurance

15,026

15,002

-24

-0.2

Proprietors' income 9/

51,733

48,993

-2,740

-5.3

Farm proprietors' income

13,012

12,311

-701

-5.4

Nonfarm proprietors' income

38,721

36,682

-2,039

-5.3

Total employment

8,527

8,156

-371

-4.4

Wage & salary employment

6,273

5,854

-419

-6.7

Proprietors employment

2,254

2,302

48

2.1

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

19,509,118

25,197,029

5,687,911

29.2

Nonfarm personal income 1/

19,479,251

25,154,336

5,675,085

29.1

Farm income 2/

29,867

42,693

12,826

42.9

Population (persons) 3/

499,320

511,995

12,675

2.5

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

39,071

49,213

10,142

26.0

Earnings by place of work

15,674,364

19,022,317

3,347,953

21.4

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

1,786,485

2,092,087

305,602

17.1

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

925,339

1,127,450

202,111

21.8

Employer contributions for government social insurance

861,146

964,637

103,491

12.0

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-1,346,363

-1,342,674

3,689

-0.3

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

12,541,516

15,587,556

3,046,040

24.3

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

3,595,356

5,873,770

2,278,414

63.4

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

3,372,246

3,735,703

363,457

10.8

Wages & salaries

10,976,921

12,517,379

1,540,458

14.0

Supplements to wages & salaries

2,733,785

3,003,697

269,912

9.9

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

1,872,639

2,039,060

166,421

8.9

Employer contributions for government social insurance

861,146

964,637

103,491

12.0

Proprietors' income 9/

1,963,658

3,501,241

1,537,583

78.3

Farm proprietors' income

25,814

36,498

10,684

41.4

Nonfarm proprietors' income

1,937,844

3,464,743

1,526,899

78.8

Total employment

314,482

333,180

18,698

5.9

Wage & salary employment

257,007

267,110

10,103

3.9

Proprietors employment

57,475

66,070

8,595

15.0

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

6,665,294

7,928,176

1,262,882

18.9

Nonfarm personal income 1/

6,659,246

7,915,899

1,256,653

18.9

Farm income 2/

6,048

12,277

6,229

103.0

Population (persons) 3/

178,351

178,146

-205

-0.1

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

37,372

44,504

7,132

19.1

Earnings by place of work

5,485,750

6,440,272

954,522

17.4

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

655,514

759,463

103,949

15.9

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

335,760

403,668

67,908

20.2

Employer contributions for government social insurance

319,754

355,795

36,041

11.3

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-634,725

-731,522

-96,797

15.3

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

4,195,511

4,949,287

753,776

18.0

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

1,045,527

1,306,468

260,941

25.0

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

1,424,256

1,672,421

248,165

17.4

Wages & salaries

4,090,925

4,748,624

657,699

16.1

Supplements to wages & salaries

1,007,363

1,142,856

135,493

13.5

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

687,609

787,061

99,452

14.5

Employer contributions for government social insurance

319,754

355,795

36,041

11.3

Proprietors' income 9/

387,462

548,792

161,330

41.6

Farm proprietors' income

4,412

10,154

5,742

130.1

Nonfarm proprietors' income

383,050

538,638

155,588

40.6

Total employment

118,382

123,249

4,867

4.1

Wage & salary employment

100,759

105,068

4,309

4.3

Proprietors employment

17,623

18,181

558

3.2

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

264,686,703

351,579,172

86,892,469

32.8

Nonfarm personal income 1/

264,643,551

351,492,191

86,848,640

32.8

Farm income 2/

43,152

86,981

43,829

101.6

Population (persons) 3/

5,948,174

6,772,470

824,296

13.9

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

44,499

51,913

7,414

16.7

Earnings by place of work

215,891,287

278,638,733

62,747,446

29.1

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

20,567,729

27,509,316

6,941,587

33.7

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

11,046,905

14,559,259

3,512,354

31.8

Employer contributions for government social insurance

9,520,824

12,950,057

3,429,233

36.0

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-2,367,043

-3,092,305

-725,262

30.6

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

192,956,515

248,037,112

55,080,597

28.5

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

38,996,517

61,256,213

22,259,696

57.1

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

32,733,671

42,285,847

9,552,176

29.2

Wages & salaries

147,134,653

196,129,088

48,994,435

33.3

Supplements to wages & salaries

28,947,105

38,281,878

9,334,773

32.2

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

19,426,281

25,331,821

5,905,540

30.4

Employer contributions for government social insurance

9,520,824

12,950,057

3,429,233

36.0

Proprietors' income 9/

39,809,529

44,227,767

4,418,238

11.1

Farm proprietors' income

-23,632

-1,215

22,417

-94.9

Nonfarm proprietors' income

39,833,161

44,228,982

4,395,821

11.0

Total employment

3,437,746

4,065,842

628,096

18.3

Wage & salary employment

2,636,411

3,077,054

440,643

16.7

Proprietors employment

801,335

988,788

187,453

23.4

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

82,308,505

102,098,690

19,790,185

24.0

Nonfarm personal income 1/

82,207,768

102,044,740

19,836,972

24.1

Farm income 2/

100,737

53,950

-46,787

-46.4

Population (persons) 3/

2,013,735

2,104,509

90,774

4.5

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

40,874

48,514

7,640

18.7

Earnings by place of work

64,253,623

78,987,327

14,733,704

22.9

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

7,309,553

9,077,380

1,767,827

24.2

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

3,800,695

4,774,886

974,191

25.6

Employer contributions for government social insurance

3,508,858

4,302,494

793,636

22.6

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-713,990

-805,220

-91,230

12.8

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

56,230,080

69,104,727

12,874,647

22.9

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

12,817,324

17,255,420

4,438,096

34.6

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

13,261,101

15,738,543

2,477,442

18.7

Wages & salaries

46,604,801

58,511,497

11,906,696

25.5

Supplements to wages & salaries

10,981,141

12,648,883

1,667,742

15.2

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

7,472,283

8,346,389

874,106

11.7

Employer contributions for government social insurance

3,508,858

4,302,494

793,636

22.6

Proprietors' income 9/

6,667,681

7,826,947

1,159,266

17.4

Farm proprietors' income

69,399

12,783

-56,616

-81.6

Nonfarm proprietors' income

6,598,282

7,814,164

1,215,882

18.4

Total employment

1,237,809

1,369,811

132,002

10.7

Wage & salary employment

1,001,304

1,106,721

105,417

10.5

Proprietors employment

236,505

263,090

26,585

11.2

Personal income (thousands of dollars)

28,869,229

36,567,663

7,698,434

26.7

Nonfarm personal income 1/

28,872,615

36,582,802

7,710,187

26.7

Farm income 2/

-3,386

-15,139

-11,753

347.1

Population (persons) 3/

838,857

868,546

29,689

3.5

Per capita personal income (dollars) 4/

34,415

42,102

7,687

22.3

Earnings by place of work

20,947,834

26,593,012

5,645,178

26.9

Less: Contributions for government social insurance 5/

2,404,460

2,951,655

547,195

22.8

Employee & self-employed contributions for govt social ins

1,285,656

1,651,342

365,686

28.4

Employer contributions for government social insurance

1,118,804

1,300,313

181,509

16.2

Plus: Adjustment for residence 6/

-479,727

-528,423

-48,696

10.2

Equals: Net earnings by place of residence

18,063,647

23,112,934

5,049,287

28.0

Plus: Dividends, interest & rent 7/

4,188,072

5,720,740

1,532,668

36.6

Plus: Personal current transfer receipts

6,617,510

7,733,989

1,116,479

16.9

Wages & salaries

15,082,492

18,758,269

3,675,777

24.4

Supplements to wages & salaries

3,416,878

4,294,742

877,864

25.7

Employer contributions for employee pension & ins funds 8/

2,298,074

2,994,429

696,355

30.3

Employer contributions for government social insurance

1,118,804

1,300,313

181,509

16.2

Proprietors' income 9/

2,448,464

3,540,001

1,091,537

44.6

Farm proprietors' income

-30,318

-50,895

-20,577

67.9

Nonfarm proprietors' income

2,478,782

3,590,896

1,112,114

44.9

Total employment

469,121

506,724

37,603

8.0

Wage & salary employment

369,610

399,738

30,128

8.2

Proprietors employment

99,511

106,986

7,475

7.5

1/ Nonfarm personal income is total personal income less farm income.
2/ Farm income is farm earnings less farm employer contributions for social insurance.
3/ Census Bureau midyear population estimates.
4/ Per capita personal income is total personal income divided by total midyear population.
5/ Employer contributions for government social insurance are included in earnings by industry and earnings by place of work, but they are excluded from net earnings by place of residence and personal income. Employee and self-employed contributions are subtractions in the calculation of net earnings by place of residence and all of the income measures.
6/ The adjustment for residence is the net inflow of the earnings of interarea commuters. For the United States, it consists of adjustments for border workers and US residents employed by international organizations and foreign embassies.
7/ Rental income of persons includes the capital consumption adjustment.
8/ Includes actual employer contributions and actuarially imputed employer contributions to reflect benefits accrued by defined benefit pension plan participants through service to employers in the current period.
9/ Proprietors' income includes the inventory valuation adjustment and the capital consumption adjustment.

All dollar estimates are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).
Missing data cell values:
* Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information. Estimates for item are included in totals.
# Less than $50,000. Estimates for item are included in totals.
- Data not available for this year.